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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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